Blue Mosque Entrance
Grand Bazaar |
MORNING
Blue Mosque:
Its magnificent series of domes and semi-domes, its six slender minarets
sprouting from the corners of the mosque, its spacious courtyard, and
its grandiose yet elegant proportions, make the Blue Mosque one of the
architectural marvels of the world.
Hippodrome and Obelisks: The ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot
races and the center of Byzantine civil life, stood in the open space
in front of the Blue Mosque.
Haghia Sophia Museum:
Haghia Sophia was built at the command of Emperor Justinian in the years
532 to 537. The courtyard of Haghia Sophia harbors a number of minor
but fascinating Ottoman structures.
Grand Bazaar: The Grand Bazaar was built at the command of Fatih Mehmet
shortly after the Conquest. It contains 4399 shops, 2195 workshops, 497
stalls and 18 fountains.
Hippodrome : Center of sport activities and political events of
the Eastern Roman Empire.
Grand Bazaar : Famous shopping center worldwide. Shopping possibilities
for carpet, jewellery, leather etc.
Launch
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AFTERNOON
Topkapi Palace:
As the administrative center, for nearly 400 years, for the Ottoman
Empire, which was one of the greatest empires of the world, Topkapi
Palace is certainly the most important historical site to be visited
in Istanbul. That is the reason why Topkapi Palace is one of the most
frequently visited museums of Europe with a number of more than 2,5
million visitors per yerar.
In 1461, less than ten years after the Conquest, Fatih Mehmet ordered
the construction of Topkapi Sarayi a palace that would be known as
Dar-us Saadet, the “House of Felicity”. Topkapi Sarayi
remained the seat of the Ottoman Sultans until 1868, when Abdülmecit
I moved to the European-style Dolmabahçe Palace farther up the
Bosphorus.
Suleymaniye Mosque:
Suleymaniye is without question one of the greatest works of its architect,
Sinan. Begun in 1550, the mosque was completed in 1557, with two more
years required in order to finish the entire complex (kulliye).
Harem:
The same wall has surrounded this mysterious and magical place, for
centruies hiding the faces, the history and the dramas that unfolded
in theese rooms.
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